Ageing in a Consumer Society - From Passive to Active Consumption in Britain

Informationen zum Autor Ian Rees Jones is Professor of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Wales, Bangor. The research was conducted by Chris Gilleard , Martin Hyde, Christina Victor, Richard Wiggins and Paul Higgs who was Principle investigator on the ESRC project. Klappentext This book provides a unique critical perspective on the changing nature of later life by examining the engagement of older people with consumer society in Britain since the 1960s. Zusammenfassung This book provides a unique critical perspective on the changing nature of later life by examining the engagement of older people with consumer society in Britain since the 1960s.

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• Authors: Chris Gilleard, Chris (University College London) Gilleard, Paul Higgs, Paul (University College London) Higgs, Martin Hyde, Martin (Swansea University) Hyde, Ian Rees Jones, Rees Ian Jones, Christina R. Victor, Ian Rees Jones, Ian (WISERD Rees Jones, Christina R. Victor, Christina R. (Brunel University) Victor, Richard D. Wiggins, Richard D. (Department of Sociology Wiggins
• Publisher: Policy press/ univ.bristol
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.09.2008
• EAN: 9781861348821
• ISBN: 978-1-86134-882-1
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 240 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Ageing and the Lifecourse Series; Ageing and the Lifecourse Series; Ageing and the Lifecourse
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Altenbetreuung, Altersgruppen: ältere Menschen